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In reply to the discussion: There Once Was a Time When the Super-Rich Needed a Middle Class to Be Successful -- Not Any More [View all]watoos
(7,142 posts)that it is going to take a long time for the rich's legion of brainwashed followers to realize they've been scammed.
Reagan is their hero, and they defend tax breaks for the rich with a passion. "Ever see a poor person create a job?"
They don't understand why income inequality is bad. They hate government workers and union workers and think they make too much money, and they were one of the reasons for the recession. They think of Fannie and Freddie as government institutions that were solely responsible for the housing bubble collapse. Many are just reborn John Birchers, who think that the majority of people on welfare, food stamps, etc., are big city black people, even though many on the local blog site are themselves on government aid. I am thinking of getting off the blog site for my own sanity. They will never be convinced that they are being used. The rich have Frank Luntz, the M$M, cable news, and right wing radio bombarding them daily with propaganda. I saw a glimmer of hope with OWS. but they were beaten back by the rich. Oh, and they defend privatization, because we all know from Reagan, that everything the government does is bad. They are like zombies, and the zombies have infiltrated Congress and the courts, even the Supreme Court. Sorry for this gawd awful depressing rant. I just wish Obama hadn't bought up all the ammo, I need to shoot at something with my AK. One last thing, they are paranoid, they brag about not being afraid because they pack whenever and wherever they go, and they keep loaded guns hidden throughout their house. OK, I'm done.